Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Background image courtesy of U.S. Army, modified by me. Click image to enlarge. Successive U.S. administrations failed to heed the lessons of a forgotten counterinsurgency success story from Vietnam. The Trump administration is now using Henry Kissinger’s “decent interval” process … Continue reading →

U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting with Afghan Freedom Fighters (Mujahideen) at the White House, 1983. By Shane Quinn The following sentence may come as a surprise to Western eyes that, “Miami and Washington have been among the major world centres … Continue reading →

Years of war and Islamic extremism have left their mark on Afghanistan’s traditional music culture. Though the Taliban was driven from power some 15 years ago, a generation was “brainwashed” into believing music was sinful and against Islam. Now, one … Continue reading →

The curious case of ‘bacha posh’ takes RT to Afghanistan – a society so patriarchal that a family having several daughters and no sons is a social stigma that’s impossible to shake. This leads to some girls being forced to … Continue reading →

The Afghan tradition of recruiting young boys for sex. In Afghanistan’s male-dominated society women face many restrictions. Among the many prohibitions, they are not allowed to go to parties or dance. That female social vacuum has led to an old … Continue reading →

An Iraqi family tasting what former US President Bush called “Operation Iraqi Freedom”. After 14 years of War on Terror the West is great at fomenting barbarism and creating failed states. By Vincent Emanuele For the last several years, people … Continue reading →

BBC documentary film by filmmaker Adam Curtis Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories and politicians react randomly to every new … Continue reading →

Opium production has been on the rise in Afghanistan over recent years despite US counternarcotics efforts. Infamous mercenary firm, formerly known as Blackwater, has creamed off $569 million from the Pentagon in this unsuccessful drive. The money the company received … Continue reading →

As the NATO combat mission in Afghanistan comes to an end and allied troops depart, the Taliban has proclaimed itself the victor in the protracted war. NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat mission will cease to exist on January … Continue reading →

A shocking, eye-opening look at Afghanistan. “This is What Winning Looks Like” is a disturbing new documentary by British film maker Ben Anderson about the ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption of the Afghan security forces as well as … Continue reading →